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About Bhilu Village

Bhilu is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 37 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhilu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176028
Area (hectares) 40.38 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 37
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhilu compares

By the 2011 count Bhilu is the 252nd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 40.38 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Bhilu

Bhilu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhilu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhati, Bhatoli Phakorian, Bhatrala and Bheri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhilu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilu village had a population of 80. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Bhilu village has 37 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilu has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Bhilu is 176028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhilu covers 40.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhilu falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bhilu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhilu.

Bhilu is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhilu today is likely to be higher.

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